Invalid reclining-chair



(No Model.)

F. W. REDEKER. INVALID REGLINING CHAIR.

No. 264,754. Patented Sept. 19, 1882.

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NITED STATES FREDERICK W. REDEKER,

OF ESPY, PENNSYLVANIA.

INVALID RECLlNlNG-CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N0. 264,754, dated September 19, 1882.

Application filed February 18, 1882. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern 1 Be it known that I, FREDERICK WM. REDE- KER, of Espy, in the county of Columbia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Invalid Reclining-Chairs; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear,and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part .of this specification.

The object of my invention is to produce a chair comfortable for the occupant, inexpensive in construction, readily repaired, but more especially one that can be raised and lowered by the occupant while seated in. it, which will more fully appear from the followingspecification and drawings.

Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section of the chair in its upright position, showing the lever and connections, notched disk, pawl, keeper, the chairseat, and fastenings. Fig. 2 is the same view when the chair is extended to the form of a couch.

A A, Fig. 1, is the lower part of the chairframe, cross-legged, letter A designating the front legs, which in part uphold and arejoined to the upper part of the back legs, (designated by A.) The front ends of legs Aextend sufficiently far forward to sustain the rod which sustains the front of the chair-seat, andsufficiently far rearward to give proper balance to the chair. These logs are curved upward in such manner as to give them an ornamental graceful form. The frame is firmly united by rods and cross-bars fixed into the legs.

B are side posts of the back of the chair, of sufficient length and strength to support the body and head, whether in an upright or reclining position, and united at the top by a bar. These posts are pivoted to the inside of the legs A a little forward of their center, (shown at 1),) their lower ends extending sufficiently below the lower edge of said legs A to permit the fastening to them of the notched disk and lever hereinafter described. These posts should curve gently outward so much as best to answer their purpose-namely, rest -mou butts.

and comfort-and constructed in such styleas economy and good taste would suggest.

B are arms, plain or ornamental, as may be desired, their rear ends pivoted at b to the posts B, their front ends pivoted at c to the upper ends of the leg-pieces (J at convenient distances, and in such manner that these arms are in all positions of the chair parallel to the chair-seat.

G are two leg pieces or uprights, hung on a horizontal. rod which forms the front of the chair-seat, and is an immovable part of the frame. These leg-pieces freely revolve on the rod justabove mentioned,which is firmlyfixed at either end into the front ends of thelegs A. From the point where the leg-pieces revolve on thehorizontal rod they extend upward sufficiently far to receive and support the front ends of the arms B,to which they arepivoted at c, as above described, and they extend downward sufficiently to give easy position to the legs, whether in a sitting or reclining position. At their lower ends these leg-pieces are firmly fastened to cross-bar (3.

D is a plain foot-rest, attached to cross-bar O, and thus to the chair as a whole, by com- WVhcn the chair is in its ordinary position the foot-rest is neatly or quite parallel with the floor and at right angles to the leg-pieces 0, such variance being had in other adjustments as comfort may require.

E is a metallic lever, the front end of which is pivoted to either end of foot-rest D at c. From that point 0 the lever curves upward over the keeper F, thence passes in a straight line to a point snfficiently to rearward of the lower ends of posts B, when the chair is in ordinary upright position, to give the necessary leverage. This lever is attached to posts B by'link E, next described.

When itis desired to give the chair the position of a. couch, and the back is lowered for that purpose, it is the office of lever E, in connection with link E, to regulate the move ments and position of the foot-rest D, being 5 kept in place by the keeper F. When the chair is restored to its ordinary upright posture the foot-rest drops to its usual position, bot-h movements being accomplished without the occupant removing from the chair.

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, made on the outside ends of posts B.

E is a metallic link, pivoted to the rear end of lever E at E and to the lower ends of posts B at F, thus completing the working connection between lever E and posts B, as above stated.

F is a metallic keeper, firmlyattached to the inside of leg-pieces 0, its form and position being regulated by and adapted to the office it performs, which is, first, to act as a fulcrum over which lever E may operate with the least friction, and next to keep said lcverin its place laterally.

Gr is a metallic pawl, securely fixed to either end of a rod which passes horizontally across the chair-frame, and is free to revolve by means of tenonsinserted into legs A. Thelowerend of the pawl is terminated by a strong hooked tooth working in the notched disk G, and the upper end within easy reach of the occupant of the chair. To facilitate the successful working of the pawl, it should be located as near the inside of the leg A as practical; and to further facilitate its constant contact with the disk a small spring, g,is attached to the inside of leg A, designed to press the pawl upon the disk.

G is a metallic disk, curved on the notched side. This disk is fastened into a shallow slot It is notched on the curved side to receive and hold the toothed end of the pawl G. Its office, in conjunction with the pawl, is that of securely holding the chair in any desired position and of making a change without the occupant removing from his seat.

This chair may be constructed with or Without rockers, as comfort or circumstances may require.

To further promote comfort, lightness, and

economy, the seat of the chair may he made of strong canvas. The front end of the canvas should be securely fastened to the front rod of the chair-frame. The other, which is movable, is passed over a rod in the rear of the frame, and, by means of strong india-rubber loops, securely attachedto it. The movable end may be attached to any rod in the chair-frame at its center, front, or rear. By this means the firmness necessary for safety to the seat is cured, and the elasticity necessary for case and comfort, (shown at H, Fig. 1.)

Having thus described my invention, 1 claiml. The combination, with the frame of the chair, of the back posts having downward projections, the links E, pivoted thereto, the levers E, pivoted to said-links E at their rear ends, and at their curved front ends to the foot-rest, the arms B, leg-rest 0, having keepers F, and the foot-rest D, all as specified and set forth.

2. The chair-frame A A, with the canvas seat H, as constructed, in combination with the chair-back having post B, arms B, legpieces (3, foot-rest D, levers E, links E, notched disk G, and pawl G, as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDE RICK WM. RE DEKER.

Witnesses:

M. G. McGoLLUM, S. E. DAYIE. 

